Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-10

p1rpased q measure. which considering
the enlightenment OF this ace and es-
pecially OF England. sad IN view OF her
own historic acknowledgement OF the
PAST wrongs TO which / have sfvarsed,
u almost incredible. aRd which tran
scends il barbarity and enornaify every
injustice that has gone before 1.-THE
Irish Coercion Bill nsW before the Brit
isb house Of Commons.
Bat the responsibility for this accu
mGlsted tyranny should Dot be charged
upon tie English people. Il should be
put where Il belongs, on that faction Of
the English people that has hitherto
controlled English policy towards Ire
land. The English people as a whole,
as every extension Of the suffrage tends
to show, are humane and nov in full
sympathy with the suffering peo-
pie Of Ireland. IL is for as 10
let them hear the voics and
feel the heart thro5 of ADeriea
as TO this newly proposed iaiquity.
And on this subject America has
right to speak, on the Rround Of her
English kinship and interest in Eng
lands honor; on the ground OF the Irish
blood IN the veins Of our own people.
with whom, in the last forty wears,
I FNfNNNtNNN AAt1aAACA AANE VCEA
rated, and on the ground of common
humanity and the esneral and growing
sense Of today that man owes to man,
as man, more than be owes to citizen as
citizen. There is no class in England
that is not sensitive to public spinion
The decided and emphatic utterance
that is being made from this side Of the
Atlantic, from the largest body of Eng
llsh-speakiBg people ia the world, is
having effect. and cannot fail to have
still greater eject, in England. What
Ireland Is entitled to, and what America
can and therefore ought to give. is such
an expression Of sentiment and feeling
and desire as shall show her all aroused,
from denssst populous center to re-
motesf, sparsest margin. with warm and
urgent sympathy. whose moral force
shall bar the perpetration of wrong aud
compel right actisB. In this view our
mass meeting will fiBd its significance
and effective force. Very truly,
RooER :. GREENE.
Judge Greene's letter was received
with enthusiasm, and after reading ex-
tracts from the address to the American
public from the Irish National LsRgue
Of America, be read the following
PREAMBLE AND RESOLUTIONS,
Which we're adopted:
WHEREAS. The Irish Parliament was
destroyed in the year 1900 by the British
Government against the appeals and
protests of the Irish people, and by
means which liberal English statesmen
have characterized in language of extra. |
ordinary severity; and.
Whereas, The people of Ireland have |
aonatf0raS auah Aoukr, .Asns. kus 1
have INCREASINGLY demanded the restora |
tion of their ancient Parliament, and |
the restoration Of their contrel over the |
internal aft airs of their country; and,
Whereas. The experiment of govern |
ing Ireland from London under military /
coercion acts and almost continuous |
suspension Of the writ of habeas corpus. /
has been productive only Of misery and /
ruin to Ireland, and of shame and dis
grace 10 England; and,
Whereas, Under the leadership Of the /
greatest and noblest English statesman,
the Right Honorable Wm. E. Gladstone, |
the Liberal party of Great Britain, re
coenizing these evils, has adopted the
principle and measure Of Home Rule |
for Ireland nader an Irish Parliament /
az the main and distinctive feature OF /
domestic policy. which il is pledged to
carry through the British Parliament;
and
Whereas. This grest measure of relief
for Ireland o0ntempiates no dismem-
berment of the British Empire, and /
only invests ireland With rights of
local self government analogous to /
those enjoyed hy the individual States /
of the Aueriean Republic; and
Whereas, The barbarous proceedings 1
Of the present Tory Ministry of England |
in the eviction of thousands of impoyer |
ished Irish tenants in midwinter, ooca-
sioning scenes Of heartrending suffering |
among aged men and helpless women |
and children. have shocked the sense Of |
humanity throughout the Christian |
world and
Whereas. There is nov pending In the |
British Parliament a coercion bill for
Ireland. which surpasses ell its eighty
six predecessors since the year $500, in
tAe eomprahensiseness Of its cruel and
despotic provisions, which in the lan-
guage Of Mr.. Gladstone makes ones
blood boil" and
Whereas, The free and liberty loving
people of the United States are asked 90
express their condemnation Of this 90
ercion bill, aAd their approval Of the
E1OtN6 EhuAt puAlof hafbDae1G W 0tH1~
stone, PArnell aRd the Liberal party
therefore
BE IL Rssolred 5y the Citizens Of Wash
fnqton Territory "a the City Of Seattle
First, That :the experience of eighty
seven years conclusively demonstrates
the impolicy of attempting TO govern
Ireland otherwise, than through a Ma
tionai Irish Parliament, and the com
plete failure Of England's to govern It
| from London.
Second, That We cordially approve the
Home Rule policy and measures pro
posed by Gladstone and Psrnell.
Third, That we condemn and repro
bate the course Of the Salisbury Miais
try towards Ireland, and regard Il as
| foul stain upon the Govsrnmsnt and
/ Civilization OF Great Britain.
Fourth, That the welfare Of Ireland,
as one Of the largest contributors 70 our
population, is a subject of deep and
uractisal concern to she people Of the
/ United States. and Americans should
not cease to give moral aid and encour
aoemept 20 her aud heF Champions
until her demand for self government is
conceded and the Foundation Of peace
and prosperity are firmly laid on her
social and political institutions.
Fifth. That a copy of these pr0seed
inRs be foryardsd 10 the Hon. W. Z.
| Gladstone and Charles s. Parnell in the
House Of Commons London. ard Hon.
Jno. Fitzgerald Of Lincoln Nebraska
| REMARKS.
The adoption Of these resolutions
was folloWed By stirring speeches on
the dassti0n bv J. 3. Metoaife. J. @.
| HAines, James Hamilton Lewis and 4.
| b. AiheTtson.
| Juni7s R1ohestsr then took the plat
/ form ard osmmsneea harznRuing the
| Aadisucs about the tyranny OF martial
/ lau, his experiences Ia the county Al,
and other kindred subj cts, thus DIS
l RusiinQ the aaiienes With sim Iheg en
I desyors8 60 hiss bin OF the platform
bat Wits sut sacaess. Chief Justice
Jones left the siege IN q gast ana many
I persons quit the bslL
The meeting adiourRsd With three
| cheers for Gladstone aud ParueH.
TRoTBLE AT THE Front.
/ Chinese and the Guards Have froBbie